HPEC Uses Blockchain Tech to Streamline Physician Credentialing and Empower Greater Provider…
StartUp Health November 3, 2022
Leah Houston, MD, turned a nightmare scenario of stolen identity and fraud into the catalyst for a world-changing idea. Now, she’s building a Web 3 platform that could give physicians greater identity control, speeding up credentialing and giving them greater career mobility.
Challenge
Imagine for a moment that you are a doctor (your parents are so proud). After years of countless hours in the library and long nights with little sleep, you’ve received your degree and made it through residency. It’s time for your first real job and your first real doctor paycheck. You need it to start paying off those loans. You apply for several promising positions and accept a position in a large hospital network.
Except...